lochen

[ˈlɔxn̩]

/[ˈlɔxn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“lochen” is uncommon German (frequency #72,685 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,685
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas mit einem Loch oder mehreren Löchern versehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-lochen · lochen · German

lochen · rank #72,685 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,685
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH loo

Nearest frequency peer: loo (+3 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „lochen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „lochen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lochen
PropertyValue
Headwordlochen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈlɔxn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#72,685
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „lochen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).lochenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „loo“ (#72,688), „Lostopf“ (#72,689), „Limette“ (#72,680). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „lochen“ bei #72,685. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lochen is uncommon German at frequency #72,685 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈlɔxn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas mit einem Loch oder mehreren Löchern versehen".

lochen has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is lochen, spelled L-O-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas mit einem Loch oder mehreren Löchern versehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how lochen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Vor dem Kinosaal lochte ein Mitarbeiter die Eintrittskarten für den Film.

Synonyms

perforierendurchlöcherndurchbohrendurchstechenknipsen

This word in other languages

pierce(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lochen"?
"lochen" is spelled L-O-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɔxn̩].
What does "lochen" mean?
As a verb, "lochen" means: etwas mit einem Loch oder mehreren Löchern versehen
How do you pronounce "lochen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lochen" is [ˈlɔxn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lochen" come from?
"lochen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lochen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

margin#72,703Lauber#72,660Kübeln#72,645mosche#72,747

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list